Archives for November 2018

Judge, John Dugger sentenced Jones to 50 years in prison for killing his girlfriend’s two baby girls in 2014. Jones also has an additional six years to serve for an out of state conviction. Jones escaped the possibility of the death penalty when a jury in September rejected first degree murder instead convicting him of the lesser offenses of facilitation of murder.

A call about a suspicious person ends in the arrest of an area fugitive who now faces auto burglary charges in Tennessee. Nicholas Lawson faces four counts of burglary of a motor vehicle along with other theft and drug charges. He faces the court soon.

A Johnson City couple was arrested after police found they were living in a van in a Johnson City parking lot with an 8-month-old infant in a filthy environment. They say the vehicle was full of animal waste. The baby had to be treated at the emergency room for a rash and animal scratches. Melissa Hicks and Martin Tilley are charged with aggravated child abuse.

(JOHNSON CITY) — Two people are brought in for endangering their child.

A Johnson City couple was arrested after police found they were living in a van in a Johnson City parking lot with an 8-month-old infant in a “filthy” environment.

They say the vehicle was full of animal waste. The baby had to be treated at the emergency room for a rash and animal scratches. Melissa Hicks and Martin Tilley are charged with aggravated child abuse.

Washington County, Virginia officers are investigating a late night shooting on Reedy Creek Road. They think the domestic argument led a women to shoot her boyfriend. He was transported to Bristol Regional in stable condition. No word on charges.